Notice To Contractors
 
INSTALL PAPI
CLARKSDALE – COAHOMA COUNTY AIRPORT
COAHOMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
 
Sealed bids for “Install PAPI. A.I.P. Project No. 3-28-0014-028-2021” will be received by the COAHOMA COUNTY BOARD of SUPERVISORS at the Coahoma County Administrator’s Office, 115 1st Street, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 38614 until 11:00 AM Local Time on May 27, 2021. Timely received bids will be opened and read aloud beginning at 11:05 AM. On May 27, 2021 in the Coahoma County Board of Supervisor’s Board Room located at the Coahoma County Administrator’s Office.  Bids received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened.
 
The work is generally described as follows:
 
Removal of existing 2-Box PAPI System (Runway 18 and 36) and abandonment of existing conductors in place. Installation of new 4-Box PAPI System (Runway 18 and 36) with conductors and vault modifications.
 
Contract time is 60 calendar days.  Liquidated damages in the amount of $500 will be assessed for each consecutive calendar day after the contract time.
 
A pre-bid conference for this project will be scheduled for May 13, 2021 at 11:00AM at Clarksdale – Coahoma County Airport Conference Room located within the FBO to discuss the work. Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference and perform a site visit of the project area prior to bidding.
 
Any questions that bidders might have should be directed in writing to Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 215 Waterford Square Madison, MS, 601-707-3752 (phone) to the attention of Christopher Tutor, [email protected].
 
Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show a current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi Board of Public Contractors establishing classification as to the value and type of construction work on which he is authorized to bid.
 
The Contract Documents (drawings, specifications, proposal forms, general conditions, etc.) may be examined at the following locations:
 
FAA, Airports District Office, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B, Jackson International Airport, Jackson, Mississippi
 
Office of Aeronautics, Mississippi Department of Transportation, 401 North West Street, Jackson, Mississippi
 
Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 5740 Getwell Road, Building 2, Southaven, Mississippi 38672
 
Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 215 Waterford Square, Madison, Mississippi 39110
 
Coahoma County Administrator’s Office, 115 1st Street, Clarksdale, MS  38614
 
Bid documents are being made available via original paper copy or digital file.
 
Original Paper Copy: Plan holders are required to register for an account at www.neel-schafferplans.com  to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for log-in or registration. Bid documents are nonrefundable and must be purchased through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House at (662) 407-0193.
 
Digital File: Bid documents are being made available via digital file through Central Bidding. Plan holders are required to register for an account at www.centralbidding.com to view Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for log-in or registration. Bid documents are nonrefundable and must be purchased through the website. Questions regarding website registration, electronic bidding and online orders please contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
Bids may be submitted via mail on the standard form to the Coahoma County Board of Supervisors or may be submitted via electronic submittal through the Central Bidding, at which time the bid will be logged and must include a Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the Bid.  The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of Contract and Agreement, together with a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond, within 10 days after formal award of the contract.
 
All proposals that are mailed shall be sent to the Coahoma County Board of Supervisors at the address below.
 
Attn: County Administrator
Coahoma County Board of Supervisors
115 1st Street
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Phone (662) 624-3028
 
 
Bidders’ attention is invited to the Instructions to Bidders relative to pre-award, equal employment opportunity requirements, and non-segregated facilities.
 
The bidder shall guarantee to hold his bid good and may not withdraw his bid for a period of 60 calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids.
 
This project is subject to the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended. The Contractor is required to comply with wage and labor provisions and to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedule of wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor.
 
This project is subject to the requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation. The owner has established a contract goal of 7.92 percent participation for small business concerns owned and controlled by qualified disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) and encourages that the bidder seeks participation of these businesses.
 
Award of contract is also subject to the following Federal provisions:
Executive Order 11246 and DOL Regulation 41 CFR PART 60 - Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity
DOL Regulation 29 CFR Part 5 – Davis Bacon Act DOT Regulation 49 CFR PART 29 - government wide Debarment and Suspension and Government wide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace.
DOT Regulation 49 CFR PART 30 - Denial of Public Works Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of Countries that Deny Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of Countries that Deny Procurement Market Access to U.S. Contractors (Foreign Trade Restriction).
TITLE 49 United States Code, CHAPTER 501 – Buy American Preferences.
 
The award, if made, will be made to the party submitting the bid deemed most favorable to the Coahoma County Board of Supervisors at the time the conditions are stipulated.  The Coahoma County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received.
 

Additional Notes/Requirements

Release bid opening key to Morgan Woods at [email protected]